24 arrests following drug investigation in Lake Charles area

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Lake Charles (NBC33) — Twenty-four people have been arrested on drug charges in the Lake Charles area as result of an investigation that began last summer involving multiple state, local, and national agencies.

The operation was called “Operation 27” because one of the main suspects, Norvell Harris, 36, of Iowa, LA, had been arrested 26 times before. According to police, Harris is considered the largest street level drug dealer in the Lake Charles area.

Detectives determined that Hayward Lecompte, 39, of Lake Charles, is the primary supplier of cocaine in the Lake Charles area. Authorities believe he is the largest drug wholesaler in and around that city.

According to a report by the Louisiana State Police, about 150 officers served search warrants at 14 different location in Lake Charles Monday morning.

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